Auto Addon Updater

ATTEMPTION!!! OUTDATED!

THIS ADD-ON IS CALLED NOW "DEV ADDONS SYNCHRONIZER":

https://oliviercrespo.gumroad.com/l/dev_addons_synchronizer

Automatically zip selected add-on source path and reinstall it in just 1 click.

DEVELOPER ADD-ON!!! If you don't create add-ons for Blender maybe this is not for you...

Select your add-on source folder path, and press "Update addon" button. It will zip and install it automatically.

Features

Support for Blender 4.2 + (Only Extensions)

• Zip and install selected path automatically.
• "Recent Addons" list interface. Once you successfully process an add-on it will show up in "Recent Addons" list, from there you can zip and reinstall it again with just 1 click.

Why I created AAU?

For Blender Add-ons developers, the task to test each code change is kind of tedious. After saving modified files, the folder must be compressed to a ZIP file, and then reinstalled in Blender. While now (Blender 4.2) we can drag and drop the zip into Blender directly, for a developer is a waste of time.

Links

- Documentation: https://github.com/OlyDJ/AutoAddonUpdater/wiki

- Tutorial: https://github.com/OlyDJ/AutoAddonUpdater/wiki/How-to-use-this-addon

- Video tutorial: https://youtu.be/MWamL4y5WAk

How to use it?

1. Press "Select source path" button and select your add-on's path.
2. A Info section appears, with the add-on name, the selected source path and the target zip file.
3. You can change the target file, by default it will create the zip in the same folder where Source path folder is in.
4. Press "Update selected addon" button to start the process.
5. In "Recent addons" list a new item is created with all the info. Just select the add-on you want, and press "Update addon" button to zip and reinstall it again.
6. "Recent addons" will show up after closing and opening Blender again, so you can start the process again without selecting source path again, with just 1 click.

Thats all!

Changelog

v1.0.1:

- Added option to "uninstall" selected add-on before install it, instead of just disabling it. In order to change the add-on repository, "Uninstall" option must be enabled.

- Added add-on version to Info and menus.

- Fixed some bugs with Extensions repositories.

- Now AAU checks proper installed add-on extension repository. If not installed or "Uninstall" is enabled, just select the repo you want in the popup. "Repositories" menu is also available, in order to create new repos.

- Fixed add-on name not showing on some menus.